AWIS General Meeting #4

President: Me

Announcements

• T-shirts are in!!! To those who haven’t paid…shame on you!– Go to 319 Boucke to pay and pick up shirts

tomorrow between 11 - 2 PM

• Homecoming t-shirts $7.50 (blb5061)

• Officer Nominations - Mon Oct 27th email

• SWIS Registration

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The Football

SWIS

• Have you registered yet? ---- I’ll haunt you if you don’t!

• Still need volunteers - email me (cxn211)• Little SWIS Meeting Wednesday Oct 29th 112

Osmond 6:30 PM to put folders together• Register for SWIS…I know you want to.

HOMECOMING 2008

AWIS & Triangle

SUCCESS!!!

Banner: 2nd Place!

And after all the hard work (and a little bit of fun)…

our float got….

FIRST PLACE!!!

The Madhatter got 1st too!!

Airbands…ain’t we cute?

VOLUNTEER!!!

Blood Drive

Dates/ Information

• Sunday, November 9th 12-5pm

• Pollack Rec. Room

• Need volunteers that day from 10am to 6pm– Set up and Clean up

• Paired with Snowboarding Club

• Goal: 40 units of blood, need 55 donors

Challenge

• Penn State- Michigan State

• 15th year (Penn State has won 9 times)

• From Nov 3rd to 20th

Our Duty- Recruit Donors

• From:– Inside club– Outside club

• Email (I’ll be sending out a bunch)• Chalk-boarding (1 class/ person)• Friday October 31 HUB- table

– From 9am to 1pm (Sign-up!!!)

Psuredcross.orgAll donors get a t-shirt, entered into raffles and Papa

John’s pizza

Our Duty: Recruit Volunteers

• In club

• Bring your friends

• Volunteer.psu.edu/redcross

• Sign up here!

Our Duty: Publicity

• Before: emails, chalk-boarding

• That morning: signs around area

• After: emails, chalk-boarding– keep promoting other drives

Donating Facts

• Myths about donating– Can donate

• Over 17 and over 110lbs• If piercing is done sterilely • Tattoo over 1 year old• Travel (some restrictions, just ask)• 1-800-542-5663 (1-800-54-blood)

Summary

• Sign-up to recruit Friday, Oct 31 from 9-1

• Sign-up to Volunteer – www.voluteer.psu.edu/redcross

• Sign-up to Donate– www.psuredcross.org

Final Tidbits

• Point chances running out…SWIS is the last big one

• Remember, there is a $50 visa card and 2 $25 visa card up for grabs

• Can only vote and run for office if you are an active member (National AWIS too).